diff --git a/hack/validate/lint b/hack/validate/lint
index 41517e2127..1ba6fbc86c 100755
--- a/hack/validate/lint
+++ b/hack/validate/lint
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export SCRIPTDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 source "${SCRIPTDIR}/.validate"
 
 IFS=$'\n'
-files=( $(validate_diff --diff-filter=ACMR --name-only -- '*.go' | grep -v '^vendor/' | grep -v '^api/types/' || true) )
+files=( $(validate_diff --diff-filter=ACMR --name-only -- '*.go' | grep -v '^vendor/' | grep -v '^api/types/container/' || true) )
 unset IFS
 
 errors=()